Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-04

voice; but she, looking into his face, saw That
it belied his voice. 1t was alive with evil
passions that seemed to make it positively
lurid, an effect that its undoubted beauty
only intensified
II am quite well, thank you, MIR. Muller"
she answered as she began 10 move home
ward, commanding her voice as well as she
could, but feeling dreadfully frightened and
lonely. She knew something of her admirers
character, and feared to be left alone with
him, so far from any help, for nobody was
about now, and they were more than jon
yards from the house
He stood before her, SO that she could not
pass without actually pushing past him
why are you in such a hurrys" be said
@You were standing still enough just now"
at is time for me to he getting in. want
TO see about the supper"
@The supper can wait while, Bessie. and
cannot wait. l am going off TO faartle
Kraal tomorrow at daybreak, and want to
say good by to you first"
Good by" she said, more frightened than
ever at his curious, constrained manner, and
she held out her hand.
He took it and held 1T
'Pease let me 60" she said.
"Not till you have heard what l have to
say. Look here, Bessie love you with all
| my heart. / know you think | am only a
Boer, but am more than that, | have been
| to the Cape and seen the world. | have
brains, and can see and understand things,
and if You will marry me | will lift you up.
| You shall be one of the greatest ladies in
| Africa, though am only plain Frank Muller
now. Great things are going to happen III
the country, and | shall he at the head OF
them, or near it. No, don't try to get away
l tell you love you, you don't know how.
| | am dying for you. Oh, can't you believe
me, my darling my darling Yes, l viii kiss
| YOU and in an agony of passion, that her re-
sistance only fired the more, he flung III:
| strong arms round her and drew her to hi
breast, fight as she would.
But at this opportuue moment an uncN
| pected diversion occurred, of which the hidder
| jamie was the cause. Seeing that matters
were getting serious and being afraid I,
show himself lest Frank Muller should Kit
him then and there, as he would indeed hav,
been quite capable of doing, he hit upon an
| other expedient, to the service of which h,
brought a veutfiloquistic power which Is no
| uncommon among natives. suddenly tb'
silence was broken by a frigbtfu and pro
lollgel wall that seemed TO shape itself int,
the word Frank, and 10 proceed from tn,
air lust above the struggling BesSsie'S head
The effect produced upon Muller was soma
thing wonderful
"Allemachterl' he erred, looking up, 1T i
| my mothers Voircr
Frank walled the voice a gain, and he t.
go of Bessie i'll his perpteXity and fear, an,
turned round to try and discover whence I'll,
sound proceeded-a circumstance that tn
young lady took advantage of to beat r1pi,
if not very diGniiied retreat
Frank Frank FrankT walled az,
howled the voice, now overhead, no.s on TIN
side now on that, Till at last Muller
thoroughly mystltied, and feeling his super
stitlous fears rising apare as the moaning
sound fitted about beneath the dark arch q
the gum trees, made II rush for his horse
which was standing >upstlng and trembling
IN every limb. 1t is alruust easy to wor
upon the suferStitloHs fears of a dog or
horse as upon those of "a man, but Muller, no
being aware Of this, tool, the animals aiari
as a clear indication Of the uncanny nature @
the voice With n single bound he SIiran
into his saddle and as he did so the woman
voice walled out once more;
Frank, thou shalt die in blood aS | did
Frank